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- Page 1 I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L 5 watt UHF CB radio ScanSuite ™ faster, smarter scanning...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
The TX3500S is designed for unobtrusive mounting in CTCSS & DCS ...............13 modern vehicles. With its built-in loud speaker and extremely small size the TX3500S can be mounted in almost any Receive (RX) only Channels ..........15 convenient location Configuration menu .............16... -
Page 3: Important Information
POSSIBLE ISSUES transmission of speech on these channels. Consequently the TX3500S has a transmit inhibit applied to channels 22 The mixing of narrowband and wideband radios in the and 23. In the event additional telemetry/telecommand... -
Page 4: Features
FEATURES TRANSMIT (TX) Individually Programmable DUPLEX function: User selectable for only those individual channels in your area that have repeaters, leaving the others free for use as extra simplex channels. SCANNING AND MEMORY FUNCTIONS Microprocessor Controlled Frequency Synthesiser: Allows user programmable control of scanning, channel memories and selected feature options. -
Page 5: Volume
CONTROLS FRONT PANEL CONTROLS Channel Selector LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Volume Selector CHANNEL VOLUME SCAN Microphone Port Priority Key Scan Key Duplex Key Squelch Key REAR PANEL Ext speaker socket Rear microphone socket DC socket Antenna socket LCD PANEL Scan Icon Busy Icon Transmit Icon Signal Meter Channel Display... -
Page 6: Signal Meter
Rotate the Volume control clockwise past the ‘click’ to turn operating conditions. If required, the sensitivity level can be the TX3500S on. Rotate the control further clockwise to adjusted to suit changing conditions. increase the volume, or counter clockwise to decrease the To adjust the squelch sensitivity, briefly press the Channel... -
Page 7: Backlighting
1. Press and hold the Channel knob to enter the MENU. 40-channel radios. The wide setting increases the tolerance ‘br’ will be displayed indicating the Brightness mode is of the TX3500S receiver to older wideband 40 channel radios selected. or to signals that might be slightly off frequency. The narrow setting increases the selectivity of the receiver to help reduce 2. -
Page 8: Dynamic Volume Control (Dvc)
To enable or disable the Silent Squelch Tail The TX3500S is able to automatically compensate for these variations in received audio level by utilising a Dynamic 1. Press and hold the Channel knob to enter the MENU. -
Page 9: Repeaters And Duplex Mode
‘oF’ will be displayed and the squelch The TX3500S allows you to enable or disable Duplex mode on individual repeater channels. In this way any repeater tail will be restored. channels that are not being used with repeaters in your area When finished, press and hold the Channel knob to... -
Page 10: Priority Channel
PRIORITY CHANNEL to normal operation. The Priority channel feature allows you to instantly recall any one of the 80 channels in the TX3500S. This feature can be NOTE: Network scan is disabled by default and will not used to provide instant access to your working channel or appear in the Scan Group menu unless it has been enabled. -
Page 11: Group Scan
Selecting Open Scan NOTE: If there are less than 2 channels programmed into the Open Scan memory, a long low beep will be heard when you 1. Press and hold the Channel knob to enter the MENU. press the SCAN key and the command will be ignored. ‘br’... -
Page 12: Network Scan
Once the Priority channel has been clear for 5 seconds the 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 20 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 20 radio will resume scanning the other channels. Example: Scanning channels 1 – 8 with priority If a signal appears on any other channel, scanning will pause channel 20 in Group Scan on that channel and will remain there while the channel is... - Page 13 selects a clear channel to transmit on. Other radios scanning DCS indicator in the same Net-scan group will lock onto that channel allowing all members of the group to join the conversation. If a signal from outside your Net-Scan group appears on the Netscan with DCS tone 104 (A4).
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Page 14: Ctcss & Dcs
CTCSS Tone set compatibility If at any time, a signal from outside your Net-Scan group The GME CTCSS tone set comprises a table of 50 tones made appears on the channel (either with no code or the wrong up of the standard CCIR-38 Tone Set plus an additional 12... - Page 15 50 tones are however no sound will be heard in the speaker. Only when available in all GME radios, the tones used in older GME someone transmits on the channel using your selected models may be listed in a different order to those in your CTCSS/DCS tone will the squelch open to allow you to hear radio.
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Page 16: Receive (Rx) Only Channels
When the Volume knob is released the channel will become quiet again. To help prevent accidental transmissions over the top of other users, the TX3500S incorporates a Busy Lockout NOTE: While the Volume knob is pressed, the icon feature. - Page 17 DESCRIPTION OPTIONS Brightness Rotate for LCD backlight brightness Colour Rotate for LCD backlight colour Lightness Rotate for LCD backlight lightness Key Beep Volume Rotate to adjust key beep volume CTCSS/DCS oF – CTCSS OFF 01 – 50 with icon flashing – CTCSS Tones 01 –...
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Page 18: Installation
When installing the cradle Avoid mounting close to heaters or air conditioners. Screw the mounting cradle to a firm surface and slide the TX3500S into the cradle from the front until it clicks into place. Finally, connect the power lead and antenna cable to the sockets on the radio’s rear panel. - Page 19 The microphone uses a miniature 6 pin telephone style plug Rear which fi ts the TX3500S’ microphone socket. The TX3500S 1. The rear microphone cover hinges from the top. Simply has two microphone sockets – one on the front panel and lift the cover from the bottom.
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Page 20: Dc Power Connection
Car battery DC POWER CONNECTION Radio turns ON and OFF with ignition switch The TX3500S is designed for 13.8 Volt DC, negative earth installations only (i.e. where the negative terminal of the Fuse battery is connected to the chassis or frame of the vehicle). -
Page 21: Antenna Connection
GME have a wide range of suitable 477 MHz UHF CB antennas to suit most installations and applications. We recommend contacting your local GME retailer for advice. Connect to the antenna cable to the rear antenna socket using a PL259 coaxial connector. - Page 22 CTCSS TONE FREQUENCIES Frequency Frequency Frequency Frequency 67.0 107.2 167.9 159.8 71.9 110.9 173.8 165.5 74.4 114.8 179.9 171.3 77.0 118.8 186.2 177.3 79.7 123.0 192.8 183.5 82.5 127.3 203.5 189.9 85.4 131.8 210.7 196.6 88.5 136.5 218.1 199.5 91.5 141.3 225.7 206.5...
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Page 24: Uhf Cb Operating Frequencies
UHF CB OPERATING FREQUENCIES Frequency (MHz) Frequency (MHz) Frequency (MHz) Frequency (MHz) 476.425 476.925 476.4375 476.9375 476.450 476.950 476.4625 476.9625 476.475 476.975 476.4875 476.9875 476.500 477.000 476.5125 477.0125 476.525 477.025 476.5375 477.0375 476.550 477.050 476.5625 477.0625 476.575 477.075 476.5875 477.0875 476.600 477.100 476.6125... -
Page 25: Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS ELECTRICAL General Compliant Specification: Meets AS/NZS 4365 for radio communications equipment in the UHF citizen and personal radio service. Frequency Range TX: 476.425-477.4125 MHz Number of Channels: Channel Spacing: 12.5 kHz Operation Mode: Simplex or half Duplex with repeater talk around. Scanning Speed: 50 ms per channel (20 channels per second). - Page 26 Receiver Intermediate Frequencies: 38.85 MHz, 450 kHz Sensitivity: - 122 dBm for 12 dB SINAD unweighted Selectivity: - 6 dB at + 3.5 kHz - 60 dB at ± 12.5 kHz Intermodulation Immunity: -72 dB Blocking Immunity: -98 dB Spurious Response Immunity: 70 dB Audio Output Power:...
- Page 27 This warranty against defects is given by Standard Communications Pty replace (at our option) any materials or workmanship which we are Ltd ACN 000 346 814 (We, us, our or GME). Our contact details are set satisfied are defective. out in clause 2.7.
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